Music Diary Submissions

Do you have a classical music event to promote?Consider listing it in the 4MBS Music Diary!

The Music Diary is a list of classical music concerts read daily on-air on 4MBS Classic FM, backed up by our website listings. It's become a popular way for music lovers to discover what's happening in and around Brisbane. This makes it a valuable tool to promote your event, reaching the people you need to make it a success - people who regularly attend classical music events.

As a community radio station, 4MBS is dedicated to supporting local musicians, promoters and their events - therefore, we subsidise the Music Diary! This makes it an effective form of publicity at a significantly smaller fraction of normal publicity costs. See below for the different levels of registration available! ​

on-air reading times

Hear readings of the 4MBS Music Diary 19 times a week at the following times:

Weekdays (incl Public Holidays)7.30 am1.00 pm5.30 pm

Saturdays and Sundays7.30 am1.00 pm

Registration levels

Two levels of registration are available for the promotion of an event. The higher level gives your event more time on the 4MBS website - a place many people are looking these days to find events of interest. The longer your event is on our website, the better chance there is for music lovers to find it and make plans to attend!

Please note that for registration purposes, a single event is an event which involves just one performance or more than one performance occurring on the same day at the same venue.

standard registrations

Cost$25​$20

﻿Live On-Air PublicityUp to one week prior to event​Up to one week prior to event

4MBS Website PublicityUp to four weeks prior to event​​Up to one week prior to event

​free registrations

We offer free Music Diary listings for some events - ideal for smaller organisations! Some conditions apply though, so please see below.

CostNil

Live On-Air PublicityUp to one day prior to event

4MBS Website PublicityUp to one day prior to event

​Special Registrations for 4MBS Ticketing Clients

CostNil

Live On-Air PublicityUp to one week prior to event

4MBS Website PublicityUp to four weeks prior to event

Submitting Details for the Music Diary

It should be noted that items in the Music Diary are notices only and not advertisements. (This means we list the event in its essential form, and don't add too much fancy language).​There are no deadlines for the submission of information, which is processed virtually as soon as it is received. It is left to the person submitting the information to ensure it reaches us in time.

General Conditions

Free RegistrationsThe free Music Diary Registration is subject to availability of on-air time and is not available for events for which the highest single admission price exceeds $26.

Single EventsA single event is an event which occurs once only. The same type of event which is repeated on one or more following days is not a single event. Hence, a chamber music concert which is presented on (say) a Saturday evening with no additional performances is a single event. Should the same concert be repeated the following night, it becomes a separate event for Music Diary purposes and a fee whould be required for the listing of each event individually. The same concert repeated over a number of days is a number of single events. An exception applies if the same concert is performed at the same venue a number of times on the one day. Thus, a concert which is presented in the afternoon and, again, the same evening in the same venue can be regarded as a single event for Music Diary purposes.

Nature of EventsEvents promoted through the 4MBS Music Diary must relate primarily to classical music. Events which mainly contain works from popular musicals (eg, Rodgers & Hammerstein), folk music, jazz, world music, new-age music, rock music, etc, cannot be included in the Music Diary. Events which are primarily ceremonial in nature and not intended solely for entertainment should not be submitted for inclusion in the Music Diary.

Images and Links to Other SitesThese are not part of the normal Music Diary service. Images are sometimes added to listings as a free bonus. They may depict performers or venues only with no text or any other illustration appearing in the image. 4MBS reserves the right to determine the suitability or otherwise of images submitted. Similarly, the inclusion of links to other sites is at the discretion of 4MBS. Generally, links will be included only for events offering online bookings but not in cases involving booking agencies operating in competition to the 4MBS Ticketing Service. Online booking links will not be accepted for notices when no telephone number is supplied.

Other ConditionsPersons submitting information for inclusion in the Music Diary acknowledge that 4MBS reserves the right to edit, amend or reject any such material.​While every effort will be made to publicise events submitted within the usual Music Diary guidelines, no absolute guarantee of inclusion can be given and no monetary compensation can be offered for the non inclusion of an event. No liability shall vest with 4MBS for any loss or damages incurred by any person arising from information publicised through the Music Diary.

Further Information

If you'd like further information about the 4MBS Music Diary or would like to know more about how the 4MBS Ticketing Service can handle bookings for your next event, please call 4MBS during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, on (07) 3847 1717.